Where to Go to Learn About Alfresco

Terminology Guide – Skim the Alfresco terminology guide before diving into details of the product.

Aflresco Documentation Resource Center – These “Getting Started Tutorials” are great for first-time Alfresco users: “Alfresco Explorer Document Management” and “Getting Started with Alfresco Share Collaboration”. This site is organized like online help, so navigate the tree on the left to find these tutorials.

Data Dictionary – To understand the existing object model, you should review the existing Alfresco Data Dictionary. This link also gives you a step-by-step guide to defining a new model definition with new content types, aspects, and associations.

Alfresco Wiki – The Alfresco Wiki is full of great information, but it can be hard to know where to start. The content on the Wiki is always in flux, so pay close attention to the version/release information in your quest for knowledge.

BOOK: Alfresco Developer Guide – This book is full of step-by-step instructions on how to implement many of the most common configurations and customizations. The book will help you do everything from setting up your development environment to packaging and deploying your newly developed customizations.

Alfresco Forums – A decent, free resource for getting your questions answered. If you are browsing the forums, in search of a particular roadblock or issue, pay particular attention to the date on the forum threads. Alfresco has undergone many changes in the years since it was created, so some of the information on both the forums and the Alfresco Wiki may be deprecated or obsolete in the most recent releases.